science is taking on one of the classic home remedies. warding off cold symptoms. and full steam ahead. the first african-american woman to become a three-star officer. she sits >> a trailblazer her entire career michelle howard, reaching the rank of a three- star. >> surviving the attack on the pentagon, and the struggles up the ladder of success. maureen bunyan reports. >> the seaswere often rough for this sailor. >> those who did not want me there or who were trying to undermine what i was trying to do. >> vice admiral michelle howard, headquartered in north. -- norfolk. she has been front and center for many crises. >> you could see the smoke coming out of the building. i said to myself, i need to be able to defend my nation. >> that resolve helped to have her become the first african- american woman to command a warship, and the first to lead an expeditionary strike group, finding pirates. somali pirates hijack a cargo ship -- a hijacked -- pirates hijacked a cargo ship, and she devised a plan, also involving alarge team of u.s. forces. the five-day standoff e